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The Association of Craftsmen in Copenhagen (Danish: Haandværkerforeningen i Kjøbenhavn) is an interest organisation based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its 2,200 members are owners of small and medium large companies. It is affiliated with 35 guilds and industry organisations.




History



The association was founded at the initiative of master joiner Lasenius Kramp in 1840 to promote the interest of craftsmen of all trades.
Håndværkerforeningen acquired a former Freemasons' Hall on Kronprinsensgade (No. 7) in 1868. They had a 2000-volume library reading room and billiard room in the building but moved out after taking over Moltke's Mansion on Dronningens Tværgade in 1930.




Headquarters


In 1880, the Craftsmen's Association acquired Moltke's Mansion on the corner of Bredgade and Dronningens Tværgade in Copenhagen. The following year the association expanded the building with a new wing with an assembly hall.




Residential portfolio



Håndværkerforenignen owns a large number of residences in the Greater Copenhagen area. Alderstrøst is the name of two residential complexes built by Håndværkerforeningen to provide affordable housing for elderly, indigent members and their widows in the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen. The oldest is located on Nørrebrogade (Nørrebrogade 17, Baggesensgade 10 and Blågårdsgade 9). The other one is located at the corner of Nørre Allé (No. 15–19) and Møllegade (No. 28–30). The Nørreborgade complex is no longer owned by Håndværkerforeningen.
Håndværkerhaven is a residential complex built by Håndværkerforeningen next to Rmdrup station in 1940. It consists of five buildings with a total of 351 mainly cheap one and two-room apartments.
The Bispebjerg Bakke housing estate was built by Håndværkerforeningen in collaboration with Realdania to design by the artist Bjørn Nørgaard with use of old building practices in 2004–06. It is located in the Bispebjerg district of Copenhagen.
Håndværkerforeningen also owns a number of other properties in the Copenhagen area. These include the historic Møllmanns Landsted on Allégade in Frederiksberg. It consists of a Neoclassical house in the courtyard from 1794 and a building on the street from




Awards






= Medal

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Copenhagen City Hall plays host to an annual banquet where Håndværkerforeningen's medal in silver or bronze is awarded to the best new craftsmen in Copenhagen. The ceremony has been attended by members of the Danish royal family since 1927.




= Honorary Craftsman of the Year

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Since 1973, Håndværkerforeningen has awarded the title Honorary Craftsman of the Year (Danish: Årets Æreshåndværker) to an individual for his or her significant contribution to Danish society. Former Honorary Craftsmen of the Year are:

2015: Bertel Haarder, politician
2014: Olafur Eliasson, artist
2013: Susanne Bier, film director
2012: Asger Aamund, businessman
2011: Claus Meyer, gastronomic entrepreneur
2010: Anders Fogh Rasmussen, politician
2009: Hans Edvard Nørregård-Nielsen, art historian
2008: Ulrik Wilbek, sport coach
2007: Michael Pram Rasmussen, businessman
2006: Michael Kvium, artist
2005: Kasper Holten, opera director and arts administrator
2004: Johannes Møllehave, priest and writer
2003: Ghita Nørby, actress
2002: Jørgen Mads Clausen, businessman
2001: Lene Vestergaard Hau, physicist and professor
2000: Benny Andersen, poet and composer
1999: Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, jazz musician
1998: Bjørn Nørgaard, artist
1997: Hanne Reintoft, social worker and politician
1996: Michala Petri, musician and professor
1995: Niels Due Jensen, businessman
1994: Erik Mortensen, fashion designer
1993: Bille August, film director
1992: Poul Schlüter, politician
1991: Mette Koefoed Bjørnsen, economist and conciliator
1990: Michael Schønwandt, conductor
1989: Søren T. Lyngsø, engineer and businessman
1988: Lise Nørgaard, author
1987: Frits Helmuth, actor
1986: Inge Genefke, læge og menneskerettighedsforkæmper
1985: Erik Werner, bladtegner
1984: Christian Rovsing, ingeniør og erhvervsleder
1983: Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, businessman
1982: Mogens Frohn Nielsen, captain and educator
1981: Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, businessman
1980: Margrethe II of Denmark
1979: Lis Møller, journalist and politician
1978: Per V. Brüel, engineer and businessman
1977: Victor Borge, pianist and entertainer
1976: Steen Eiler Rasmussen, architect
1975: Piet Hein, poet, mathematician
' 1974: Bjørn Wiinblad, ceramist, designer and designer

1973: Robert Jacobsen, artist




Grants and scholarships


Tømrermester Th. P. Stillinges Fond
Kurvemøbelfabrikant G. Frickenmeier og Hustrus Legat
Haandværkerforeningens Understøttelsesfond
Haandværkerforeningens Fond (Alderstrøst)
Haandværkerforeningens Stiftelse Alderstrøsts Legatfond
H.C. Heegaard og Hustrus Legat
Det Massmannske Legat
Drejermester P.A. Parsfelds Mindelegat
Snedkermester Rasmus Pedersens Fond
Ester Oline Nielsens Fond
Begravelseskassen
Johan Bekker og Hustrus Stiftelse




References






External links


Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Association of Craftsmen in Copenhagen
• Robert Jacobsen
• Jussi Adler-Olsen
• Moltke Mansion
• Kaspar Rostrup (businessman)
• Copenhagen Technical College
• Kronprinsensgade 7
• Hørsholm Windmill
• Thøger Binneballe
• Lis Møller